Franciscan 8, Waynesburg 1

Steubenville, Ohio - The Franciscan University Men's Tennis team bounced back, winning 9-0 over Waynesburg University in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action. After the match, Franciscan honored the five senior members of the team: Christian Cappello, Luke Conrad, Aidan Howard, Joseph Suess, and Paul Voltz.

Doubles
Franciscan swept all three doubles matches starting with Gary Pierre and Billy Presume winning the #1 doubles match by a score of 8-5. The Barons #2 doubles team of Luke Conrad and Joe Mulligan picked up an 8-4 victory. Joseph Suess and Aidan Howard closed out doubles action, winning the #3 doubles match by a score of 8-2.  

Singles
Gary Pierre started off the singles matchups, winning the #1 singles match 6-0, 6-2. In the #2 singles match up, Luke Conrad held off a second set rally to win 6-1, 7-5. The Barons got another team point in the #4 singles match where Aidan Howard won 6-0, 6-3. Christian Cappello and Aidan Palladino rolled to 6-0, 6-0 victories in the #5 and #6 singles matchups.  

What They Are Saying
Head Coach Scott Greve said about his senior class, "These seniors epitomize what our Baron Tennis Program is all about. We strive every season to grow in our love of Jesus and to share that love with those around us. Each of these men are great examples of that love. I could not imagine our program without any one of them. Today the team really rallied around these seniors. We wanted to make their day special with a win and these men did exactly that."

Who's Next? 
Franciscan will have some time to recover from their busy week, as they are not back on the court till next Saturday at home against Westminster. The Barons are 3-0 all-time against the Titans, but the two teams have not played each other since 2016. 

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